No bread, because I realized I must use up my stew beef today

and I'm wary about running the slow cooker at the same time as the oven. Our breakers do not like it if we try to run too many heat-drawing appliances at once, and yes, "call an electrician" is on my list.

This beef stew recipe calls for parsnips and carrots. I do not have parsnips, and am torn between going to the store or just subbing in more carrots and then perhaps subbing in a sweet potato for some of the original carrots.

Speaking of a to-do list, I have to call the doctor a million times today about a million things. Sigh. AND call the gas company and pay a bill. That's even worse, their phone tree is worse now since they fixed it than it was before! (And it was god-awful before. If ever they ask why I wait until I get a shut-off notice to pay, let me assure you, that's the whole reason. It's not quite that dire yet, but all the same, I need to pay up.)

I think I'll bake bread tomorrow.

I have yeast, I have bread flour, and I have burning desire to intone "RISE, MY GLORIOUS CREATION!" so really, what more do I need now besides a recipe?

(Anybody got a recipe?)

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